Search results matching tags 'sql' and 'book review'http://sqlblog.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=sql,book+review&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'sql' and 'book review'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Vol 2 – get my chapter freehttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/2011/09/29/sql-server-mvp-deep-dives-vol-2-get-my-chapter-free.aspxThu, 29 Sep 2011 04:55:50 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:38779rob_farley<p>Yes, the <a href="http://www.manning.com/nielsen/" target="_blank">SQL book</a> I was involved in two years ago <a href="http://www.manning.com/delaney" target="_blank">has a sequel</a>.</p> <p>In the first book, I wrote chapters 7 and 40, and was one of 53 MVPs that contributed. And the proceeds went to War Child. Yes, none of the MVPs who wrote, edited, etc, got any royalties – that all went to charity.</p> <p>This time, I wrote just one chapter (chapter 2), but there have been at least seventy MVPs involved. Sixty chapters all by different MVPs, with more MVPs involved as section editors, technical editors and more. And the money this time goes to <a href="http://www.operationsmile.org/" target="_blank">Operation Smile</a>, another international children’s charity.</p> <p>It’s being published in time for the PASS Summit (which is now less than two weeks away), and there will be a book signing for people who have their copies already. You can pre-order through the Manning website at <a title="http://www.manning.com/delaney/" href="http://www.manning.com/delaney/">http://www.manning.com/delaney/</a>, but if you do this, you might not have it for the signing. With most of the authors present, you might prefer to try your luck at picking up a copy at the Summit if you can make it.</p> <p>If you’re not going to be at the Summit, then notice that you can pre-order the book and that this gets you an Early Access Edition – an electronic copy of some of the chapters as they become available.</p> <p>But my chapter is different again – you can download it for FREE. No strings attached. You’ll see a link on the page to my chapter, and can enjoy it straight away, without having to pay anything at all.</p> <p>I’m sure I will have missed someone in this list, but I have to provide it because it’s just so extraordinary. The list of MVPs I know were involved includes:</p> <p>Johan <strong>Ahlen</strong>, Gogula <strong>Aryalingam</strong>, Glenn <strong>Berry</strong>, Aaron <strong>Bertrand</strong>, Kevin <strong>Boles</strong>, Robert <strong>Cain</strong>, Tim <strong>Chapman</strong>, Denny <strong>Cherry</strong>, Michael <strong>Coles</strong>, Rod <strong>Colledge</strong>, John Paul <strong>Cook</strong>, Louis <strong>Davidson</strong>, Kalen <strong>Delaney</strong>, Dave <strong>Dustin</strong>, Rob <strong>Farley</strong>, Grant <strong>Fritchey</strong>, Denis <strong>Gobo</strong>, Darren <strong>Gosbell</strong>, Sergio <strong>Govoni</strong>, Allan <strong>Hirt</strong>, Victor <strong>Isakov</strong>, Satya Shyam K <strong>Jayanty</strong>, Tibor <strong>Karaszi</strong>, Jungsun <strong>Kim</strong>, Tobiasz <strong>Koprowski</strong>, Hugo <strong>Kornelis</strong>, Ted <strong>Krueger</strong>, Matija <strong>Lah</strong>, Rodney <strong>Landrum</strong>, Greg <strong>Larsen</strong>, Peter <strong>Larsson</strong>, Andy <strong>Leonard</strong>, Ami <strong>Levin</strong>, Greg <strong>Low</strong>, John <strong>Magnabosco</strong>, Jennifer <strong>McCown</strong>, Brad <strong>McGehee</strong>, Siddharth <strong>Mehta</strong>, Ben <strong>Miller</strong>, Allan <strong>Mitchell</strong>, Tim <strong>Mitchell</strong>, Luciano <strong>Moreira</strong>, Jessica <strong>Moss</strong>, Aaron <strong>Nelson</strong>, Paul <strong>Nielsen</strong>, Shahriar <strong>Nikkhah</strong>, Robert <strong>Pearl</strong>, Boyan <strong>Penev</strong>, Pedro <strong>Perfeito</strong>, Pawel <strong>Potasinski</strong>, Mladen <strong>Prajdic</strong>, Abolfazl <strong>Radgoudarzi</strong>, Paul <strong>Randal</strong>, Denis <strong>Reznik</strong>, Rafael <strong>Salas</strong>, Edwin <strong>Sarmiento</strong>, Chris <strong>Shaw</strong>, Gail <strong>Shaw</strong>, Linchi <strong>Shea</strong>, Jen <strong>Stirrup</strong>, Jason <strong>Strate</strong>, Kimberly <strong>Tripp</strong>, Paul <strong>Turley</strong>, Bill <strong>Vaughn</strong>, Mike <strong>Walsh</strong>, Peter <strong>Ward</strong>, Joe <strong>Webb</strong>, John <strong>Welch</strong>, Allen <strong>White </strong>and Thiago <strong>Zavaschi</strong>.</p> <p>Most are authors, some (like Aaron Nelson and Jen Stirrup) were technical editors, and some (like Paul Randal and Kimberly Tripp) were section editors. And Kalen Delaney was the overall editor and responsible for everything.</p> <p>So a big thanks to Manning to make this possible, and to Kalen Delaney for leading the effort.</p> <p>To potential buyers, see it as a series of short stories, and an opportunity to see a little into the minds of many of the industry’s leading lights. </p> <p>And buy a copy – it’s for charity!</p>Christian’s book – not just Brent’shttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/2010/06/29/christian-s-book-not-just-brent-s.aspxTue, 29 Jun 2010 04:55:09 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:26544rob_farley<p>I like to joke with <a href="http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/christian/" target="_blank">Christian Bolton</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/christianbolton" target="_blank">@christianbolton</a>) about the time when he got accused of claiming to have written <a href="http://sqlservertroubleshooting.com/" target="_blank">Brent’s book</a>. Of course, he didn’t write Brent’s book – Brent wrote some of Christian’s. And it’s an excellent book.<a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/sqlserver2008internalsandtroubleshootingbook1_7A32EC55.jpg"><img style="border-right-width:0px;margin:5px;display:inline;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;" title="sql-server-2008-internals-and-troubleshooting-book[1]" border="0" alt="sql-server-2008-internals-and-troubleshooting-book[1]" align="right" src="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/sqlserver2008internalsandtroubleshootingbook1_thumb_57227AE5.jpg" width="184" height="227" /></a> </p> <p>For a start, I should point out that I know several of the authors. Christian’s a great guy who lives about 2 miles from my <a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/robfarley/archive/2007/10/25/a-tribute.aspx" target="_blank">grandparents</a>. Amongst the other authors, there are fellow Arsenal supporter <a href="http://consultingblogs.emc.com/jamesrowlandjones/" target="_blank">James Rowland-Jones</a>, <a href="http://www.sqlserver.org.au/events/ViewEvent.aspx?EventId=444" target="_blank">presenter-extraordinaire</a> and <a href="http://www.exceptionaldba.com/" target="_blank">exceptional (if you vote) DBA</a> <a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/jonathan_kehayias" target="_blank">Jonathan Kehayias</a>, and some guy called <a href="http://www.brentozar.com/" target="_blank">Brent</a> who <a href="http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2010/04/rock-stars-normal-people-and-you" target="_blank">used to work for a consulting firm which I hope LobsterPot is never like</a> (Brent’s a good friend too). So I’m sure the others that I don’t know (Justin, Cindy &amp; Steven) are great people, and I’ll look forward to meeting them.</p> <p>The book concerned is <a href="http://sqlservertroubleshooting.com/" target="_blank">Professional SQL Server 2008 Internals &amp; Troubleshooting</a>, and I have to confess that it sat on my bookshelf for too long waiting to be read – I’d looked through some parts, but not given it a proper read, getting distracted by other things. But it’s actually very good, and not just because I could hear the author’s voices as I read it (making up ‘appropriate’ voices for the authors I didn’t know – who would’ve guessed Cindy sounds Glaswegian!).</p> <p>There are definitely a lot of books about SQL Server available in bookshops these days, and it can be hard to pick the better ones. My bookshelf includes books by recognised SQL authors such as Kalen Delaney, Louis Davidson, Paul Nielsen, and others, and Christian’s contribution is certainly not out of place there.</p>